Occupations/11-1011.03
Chief Sustainability Officers
Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
31%
More resilient
Human characteristics
62%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
19%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
- Mostly routine
Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
- Mostly routine
Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
- 02Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.
- 03Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
- 04Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
- 05Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.
- 06Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks1.81
- Degree of automation1.56
- Time sitting3.89
- Originality (ability)3.88
- Conflict situations3.04
- Hands-on objects/tools1.73
- Outdoors / weather2.23
- Disease exposure1.04
- Decision freedom4.37
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Originality3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.12
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science2.12
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.38
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 88 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $171,664 2 yr $171,936 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,516 2 yr $163,337 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Business/Commerce, General 52.0101 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $134,003 2 yr $135,250 Master's · CIP 52.01 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $127,602 2 yr $127,034 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Business/Commerce, General 52.0101 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $126,206 2 yr $123,886 Master's · CIP 52.01 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $115,060 2 yr $115,060 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $109,492 2 yr $99,741 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $107,198 2 yr $101,300 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $104,415 2 yr $97,071 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $103,668 2 yr $95,930 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $96,288 2 yr $88,342 Master's · CIP 52.02 |